CN102378589A - Illuminated serving tray with sheet-like light source - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention describes an illuminated serving tray that comprises a platter (1) through which light can pass, at least one sheet-like light source (7, T) disposed beneath the platter (1) for illuminating the illuminated serving tray and/or food (4), drinks (5) or other articles placed on the illuminated serving tray. The sheet-like light source (7, 7') radiates light uniformly and thus producing uniform illumination of the objects placed on the illuminated serving tray. The illuminated serving tray may also comprise a cover (3) which may also be illuminated by the sheet-like light source (7, 7'). A system for charging the rechargeable energy storage devices (8) is also described. A method of changing the appearance of the illuminated serving tray, using at least partly reflective matter (11) is also disclosed.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of receiving according to serving tray (illuminated serving tray).
Background technology
U.S. Pat 5,430,628 have described a kind of receiving of being illuminated comprises the discus shape tray with inner hollow portion according to serving tray, there is the tubular lamp array location in the hollow bulb.This pallet comprises the reception surface of the glass that will place dixie cup on it, and this reception surface comprises that light can be through its transmission to illuminate the lens component that passes through clearly of etched sponsor's sign.Conversion/power box adheres to this pallet to hold power supply and the conversion compartment that supplies the attendant to use is provided.Plate comprise be made into center lens part that basic supernatant passes through and veining around annular frosted part.
Disclosed receiving is that according to the shortcoming of serving tray the illumination of its generation is uneven in the above-mentioned patent.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of the receiving of illumination uniformly of having more according to serving tray.
This purpose of the present invention is achieved according to serving tray through a kind of receiving is provided; Said receiving comprises according to serving tray: the tray that luminous energy passes; Be arranged at least one the sheet light source under the tray, it is used to illuminate and receives to receive according to food, beverage or other article on the serving tray according to serving tray and/or be placed on.The advantage of sheet light source is that from the every bit of its light-emitting zone, it produces the light of substantially the same intensity.Therefore, the illumination of its generation is uniform basically.
Comprise according to serving tray according to of the present invention receiving; By the material that is fit to; For example, the tray processed of glass, pottery or plexiglas
(Plexiglas
).Tray allows at least some light to pass from it.In other words, it is partially transparent or translucent at least.It also can be that pass through clearly or coloured.Sheet light source, for example Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) or electroluminescence device (ELD) are arranged under the tray; Make when electric excitation sheet light source; At least a portion light radiation on the direction of the basal surface of tray that the sheet light source produces, the top surface of tray are called as reception surface (serving surface).The light that the sheet light source produces passes tray to its top surface and illuminates tray and/or be placed on food, beverage or other article that receive according on the serving tray.Be according to the advantage of serving tray that according to of the present invention receiving the sheet light source passes through tray radiant light equably.In other words, receiving lip-deep any receiving receives according to the some place basic identical according to the luminous intensity at some place with lip-deep any other of reception.Therefore, can be with the bright object that receives to go up the optional position that is placed on the reception surface of the illumination of same intensity according to part.Further advantage is, does not for example need matte surface or light output coupled structure so that receive the uniform parts of lip-deep illumination.
In an embodiment of the present invention, receive to comprise the sheet light source that wherein, the sheet light source is an Organic Light Emitting Diode according to serving tray.Can use any OLED in two types of usually said top light emitting and the bottom-emission.In either case, OLED is receiving to make its light that sends towards the tray radiation according to being directed in the serving tray.When using top light emitting OLED, the glass substrate of OLED can form the basal surface that receives according to serving tray.The advantage of this structure is that receiving need be in the additional protection of bottom according to serving tray.The further advantage that produces like this is to receive according to serving tray very thin and very light.On aesthetics, this possibly be desired.
To those skilled in the art, the structure of OLED is known.The structure of various material layers and structural features can find through number of ways.The publication application WO 2006/040704A1 that transfers the applicant a kind of approach that comes to this, the content of the document is herein incorporated by reference.
Receiving according among another embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention, the sheet light source is transparent Organic Light Emitting Diode.Transparent OLED is also referred to as dual-side emissive OLED.That is to say, be arranged on the OLED under the tray, towards tray (making progress) and away from its (downwards) radiant light all.Such advantage is, when for example being held in when aerial by waiter, even in dim bar of light or restaurant the time, serving tray is visible.The additional advantage that has like this is that it is also more attractive on aesthetics.Replaceability ground when receiving to place on the table according to serving tray, also is illuminated by top surface according to the desk around with it below the serving tray and is adding bright pallet and food, beverage or other article placed on it.
Receiving to comprise fixing or attached separably lid according among another practical embodiment of serving tray, be used for being sealed with at least OLED according to serving tray according to of the present invention receiving.The advantage of such lid is that it protects the entering of transparent OLED with anti-wear and moisture.Its further advantage that has is, makes the material of lid and the performance of material and can be chosen as the further favourable characteristic that realizes receiving to shine serving tray.The advantage of having described some materials, its performance below in an exemplary fashion and having been realized through its use.Yet listed is not exhaustive and should not be construed as and be used to limit scope of the present invention.
Lid can be processed by for example plexiglas or glass transparent, that pass through clearly.When lid was processed by such material, the light that comes self-induced transparency OLED was also unhinderedly from receiving bottom according to serving tray to external radiation, and received also to be illuminated according to the bottom of serving tray.Replaceability ground, said material can be coloured rather than pass through clearly.Under the sort of situation, if the only white that transparent OLED sends, the identical color of color that then will have and cover from the light that receives bottom serving tray, to send.If replaceability ground only certain color that transparent OLED sends, then receives bottom according to serving tray will have the color of color combinations of color and the lid of the light that transparent OLED sends.The color that two kinds of other color combinations obtain is known and has put down in writing.Therefore, if make that the lid of different colours is available, then when encouraging OLED, thereby can select to cover obtains the desired color that is used to cover.Thereby this can advantageously be used better to present food, beverage or other article that receive according to placing on the serving tray.For example, can select color to strengthen the color of the tablecloth on desktop or the desk.
Receiving to comprise the lid of processing by translucent abrasive material at least in part according among the further embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention receiving according to serving tray.The material of lid can be a semitransparent ceramics, various types of translucent plastic, and the clear of band matte surface passes through material or utilizes the clear of translucent ink mint-mark to pass through material etc., and the combination of these materials and surface characteristics.The effect that has like this is, the only diffusion of sending from the base section that receives according to serving tray and soft.This lid of broad variety upward reaches the needs on the aesthetics to satisfy practice thereby the processing method with very large-scale these materials of material combination produces very.
Further, also can opaque material be used for lid.The effect that has like this is, receives itself not to be illuminated and at least a portion of the light that transparent OLED sends downwards is reflected towards the top according to the serving tray bottom, and thereby changed the visual performance of the light that sends from the top.Depend on the optical property of the inner surface of lid, can realize various effects.For example, the inner surface of lid can be coloured and be high reflection, to change from the brightness and the color of the light that receives to send according to the serving tray top.The minute surface of the coating with aluminium or other metal that is fit to can be processed in replaceability ground, this surface.The effect that will have like this is, makes nearly all light of giving off from transparent OLED bottom mix by reflection upwards and with the make progress light of radiation of transparent OLED, to send from the top surface that receives to shine serving tray.
Use another remarkable advantage of transparent OLED to be, when not being energized, it also is controlled receiving the outward appearance according to serving tray.Further describe, having the receiving of one-sided illuminating OLED, can have the minute surface coating towards the surface of the substrate of tray according in the serving tray.Therefore, when OLED is unexcited, receive to have the mirror-like outward appearance according to serving tray.On the contrary, for comprising the receiving according to serving tray of transparent OLED, when transparent OLED was unexcited, the inner surface of lid was visible through receiving the top surface according to serving tray.Therefore, when transparent OLED is unexcited, different the receiving with each lid will have different appearance according to serving tray, and said each lid has the different visible characteristic of the inner surface of lid.This can advantageously be used.
Obviously, lid can be processed also by the combination of described material and performance up to the present and can realize very diversified effect.Therefore, the advantage of this selection is that it offers the designer and receives the multiple design alternative of user according to serving tray.
Receiving according among the further embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention, lid attaches to through at least one element in the group of clip, bayonet connector, screw, coupling screw thread and adhesive and receives according in the serving tray.Receive to be assemblied in through fixing mode or attached separably mode and receive according in the serving tray according to the lid of serving tray.
Lid is assemblied in receives to have determined that according to the device in the serving tray lid is with fixing or permanent mode, semipermanent mode or removable mode are attached.Receiving the method according to fixed cap in the serving tray is the mode of design alternative and the best way that those skilled in the art can select to be suitable for particular demands.
Receiving according among the particularly advantageous embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention; The photograph serving tray that receives that comprises transparent OLED and lid comprises the container between the basal surface that is arranged in transparent OLED and lid; Be used to hold the material of reflection at least in part; It is used at least a portion of the light of reflective transparent OLED, and the material of reflection is preferably arranged with removable mode at least in part.The effect that has like this is, be inserted into or insert at least a portion of the light that the material of reflection at least in part in the container (below be called " insert ") reflective transparent OLED sends, and insert is visible through receiving the reception surface according to serving tray.The advantage of this layout is; Comprising the figure of different images or other character, different text or the different insert of the two combination can be created by the user or the designer of pallet, and be inserted into make in the container through receiving according to the reception surface of serving tray visible.Therefore, depend on whether transparent OLED is energized, and this insert will have different appearance.
For example, the round plastic sheet (this sign is printed through reflectance ink) that has beverage production trade mark will can be inserted in the bulge in the lid, and its printing surface up.Then, the light that the sign reflective transparent OLED that prints through reflectance ink sends also can be clearly visible through receiving according to the reception surface of serving tray.Advantageously, can be used as like this and receive according to the user of serving tray such as the revenue source that comes from the beverage production merchant that its sign shows by this way in bar or restaurant.It may occur to persons skilled in the art that countless materials and the color and the method for the material that produces reflection, and all such modification all within the scope of the invention.
Container can be positioned on the inner surface of lid.Under these circumstances, can be through covering and receiving to separate, insert is inserted in the container, lid returned to receive according in the serving tray and insert is inserted in the container then according to serving tray.Yet lid can stick in the pallet with non-removable or permanent mode.So container can for example be arranged so that its outside from lid can get into.Under these circumstances, the part towards OLED and tray of container will be transparent.Above-mentioned shape, material, position and process only are illustrative and should not be interpreted as limitation of the scope of the invention by any way.
In another advantageous embodiments according to the present invention, receiving of just having described preferably can have by one or more metals or metal alloy, or be coated with the material of reflection at least in part that the material of one or more metals and/or metal alloy is processed according to serving tray.Insert or be placed on insert in the container favourable can be by metal or alloy or the two combination, or through applying with metal or alloy or the two combination or the deposition other materials is processed.The advantage that has like this is that most of metal is that nature is reflexive, and reflection at least in part can polished and can be made in its surface in a different manner.Metallic region can be the polishing, roughening or ground, thereby make appointment only several surface smoothnesses become possibility, to realize different effects.And most of metal is malleable, therefore can be made into the thin slice that also has suitable rigid, thereby makes it be easy to insert in the container.In addition, plastic sheet can be coated with metal and alloy and is the different pattern of reflection at least in part to form also.The whole bag of tricks of coating or plated metal and/or alloy on plastics is such as plating, electro-deposition, sputter at known in the art and those skilled in the art can make suitable selection to method.Above-mentioned material and process only are illustrative, and should not be interpreted as limitation of the scope of the invention by any way.
Receive according among the further embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention what just described, partly the material of reflection is coated with phosphorescence and/or fluorescent material at least in part.Effect with phosphorescence and/or fluorescent material is that insert is understood luminous and further added bright insert.The advantage that has like this is, except that the light of insert reflection, has the additional light that different visual effects are provided from phosphorescence or fluorescent material.Use phosphor material,, also possibly have some visible lights in the dark even transparent OLED is not energized.Such advantage is that even in the dark, it also is visible receiving according to the insert in serving tray and/or the container.
Can provide excitation according to required electric energy of sheet light source according to serving tray and the switch that is used for the said sheet light source of closure/disconnection of receiving of the present invention in known manner.For example; Power supply can be one or more standard storage battery Battery packs; Such as AA or AAA battery; Rechargeable battery (such as in perhaps many other known types of nickel-cadmium or lithium ion any), or be commonly referred to the high-capacitance capacitor of the rechargeable compactness with quite low leakage current of ultracapacitor or ultra-capacitor.These can be arranged to install with removable mode in known manner.Consider aesthstic and protectiveness factor, can they be arranged in the framework inside that receives according to being provided with on the serving tray, thereby work as pallet in use that they are not to be normal visible.For the rechargeable energy source, for example, rechargeable battery or ultracapacitor can recharge layout in known manner.Can provide suitable connector to receive charge power from external source.
Receiving to comprise the receiver part of inductive electric energy transmission system according among the particularly advantageous embodiment of serving tray, be used for receiving electric energy, so that the operation Organic Light Emitting Diode through induction according to serving tray according to of the present invention receiving.
Excitation receives to be electrically connected and to be supplied to be used for can not conducting electricity to the electric energy that wherein rechargeable energy storage device recharges according to serving tray.Can electric energy be transferred to with responding to and receive according to serving tray.
In general, inductive electric energy transmission system comprises that the radiating portion that produces alternating magnetic field is with the reception alternating magnetic field and through responding to the receiving unit that produces electric current, so said electric current can be used for power devices.
Receiving according among the embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention, a piece of furniture has held the radiating portion of inductive electric energy transmission system.Receive to comprise the receiving unit of inductive electric energy transmission system according to serving tray.When radiating portion produced alternating magnetic field, it was received by the receiving unit according in the serving tray, and at once electric energy is used to encourage the sheet light source that receives according to serving tray.Be also contemplated that the energy that receives so at first is used for rechargeable power supply is charged, after use in any needs the energy that is stored in so wherein to supply power according to serving tray to receiving.Further possible is that the electric energy that reception is launched through the alternating magnetic field mode also uses the electric energy that receives so simultaneously rechargeable power supply to be recharged and also supplies power according to serving tray to receiving.Use in these methods any to be included in the scope of this embodiment of the present invention.
Be according to the advantage of the method for serving tray power supply receiving according to present embodiment, can omit to be used for receiving and recharge the necessary connector of energy, make that thus to receive structure, operation and maintenance according to serving tray simpler.In addition; Receiving according to the rechargeable energy storage device that uses in the serving tray can be relatively little size; Because it can carry out such layout, will receive when not in use to be placed on the appropriate location of the radiating portion that is equipped with inductive electric energy transmission system that it is recharged according to serving tray.The advantage that has like this is, receiving according to holding the required space of rechargeable energy storage device in the serving tray forr a short time, makes that thus the bigger zone on reception surface of tray can be available.Because whenever the frequent charge to the rechargeable source is not used at them, they always are in dormant state.
In useful especially embodiment of the present invention, receive not comprise the rechargeable energy storage device, and only have the receiving unit of inductive electric energy transmission system according to serving tray.During use, place on it a piece of furniture receive according to serving tray, for example at the restaurant or the client's in the bar desk the radiating portion of inductive electric energy transmission system is equipped with.Therefore; When user, for example waiter will receive to be placed on such desk according to serving tray; For example; Because receiving unit wherein receives the electric energy of the emission part branch emission in client's desk and it is supplied to OLED, so after suitably handling, OLED is automatic lighting as required.
Further purpose of the present invention is; Providing a kind of receives according to the serving tray system; It comprises receiving according to serving tray according to the receiving unit that comprises inductive electric energy transmission system of the present invention; Be used to hold a piece of furniture that receives according to serving tray, said a piece of furniture comprises the transmitter portion of the inductive electric energy transmission system that is used to produce alternating magnetic field, with to receiving according to serving tray induction ground electric energy transmitting.To receiving system to consist essentially of two parts according to serving tray induction ground electric energy transmitting.First, transmitter portion, it is accommodated in a piece of furniture, for example support or desk, and comprise emitter coil and the electronic circuit that is used for alternating current is sent to emitter coil.Second portion, receiving unit, it is accommodated in and receives according in the serving tray, and for example can comprise that planar coil and one or more rectifier cell carry out rectification with the electric current that this coil is produced.Alternating current in the emitter coil produces alternating magnetic field.When being contained under these circumstances when receiving according to the receiver coil in the serving tray near emitter coil, alternating magnetic field induces alternating current in receiver coil.If receive to be equipped with rechargeable power supply according to serving tray, this electric current can be used for rechargeable power supply is charged, or excitation receives to carry out simultaneously according to the OLED of serving tray or both.
Said a piece of furniture can be to hold shelf or the support that receives the photograph serving tray more than simultaneously, and all photograph serving tray that receive that are placed on wherein can receive electric energy simultaneously with responding to.This can be used for just charging according to the rechargeable power supply of serving tray stored receiving.
Replaceability ground, said a piece of furniture can be a dining table, side table or center table receive according to serving tray placed on it usually.Desktop can be provided with emitter coil, and it and is connected to transmitter circuit for example under desktop, through such mode, at least when needed, this coil emission alternating magnetic field.When receiving to be placed on such desktop according to serving tray; In receiver coil, produce alternating current and be equipped with rechargeable power supply according to serving tray if receive; Then it can be used for rechargeable power supply is charged, or perhaps both carry out simultaneously to encourage the OLED that receives according to serving tray.
Be configured to be suitable for receiving also within the scope of the invention of the arbitrary embodiment of the present invention according to the Organic Light Emitting Diode in the serving tray.Although OLED can manufacture different configurations and size to be used for common use, it is favourable making and being exclusively used in the OLED that receives according to serving tray.Replaceability ground for receiving according to using common obtainable OLED in the serving tray, possibly be necessary to receiving to carry out certain extra preparation according to serving tray.Receiving all within the scope of the invention according to all such OLED that use in the serving tray.
Another object of the present invention is; Provide a kind of change to receive method according to an embodiment of the invention according to the outward appearance of serving tray; The method comprising the steps of: get into container, between the basal surface of Organic Light Emitting Diode and lid, arrange the material of reflection at least in part, preferably with removable mode; And, recover to receive position according to the lid of serving tray.The removable material or the insert of reflection at least in part are placed in the container, and it is visible through tray.Through changing this insert, when it was energized and is not energized, the user all can change the outward appearance that receives according to serving tray.Receive according in the serving tray if lid is adhered in a fixed manner, then possibly must to design so that it does not remove lid so also be enterable to this container.Receive according in the serving tray if lid attaches to separably, then can be designed to it all be enterable through removing lid or not removing lid to this container.
Other purposes of the present invention and characteristic are incited somebody to action following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings and are become clear.Should be understood that accompanying drawing only is to be designed for illustrative purposes, and defining as limitation of the present invention not.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to serving tray that receives according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view according to serving tray that receives according to second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 comprises receiving according to the sketch map of serving tray with the system of a piece of furniture of the transmitter portion with induction electric energy ejector system.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 shows according to one of embodiments of the invention perspective view that receives to shine serving tray in use.Clear glass dish 1 is a tray.The top surface of glass plate is the reception surface.Had by the photograph serving tray and cover 3, it is for example processed by the trnaslucent materials that is fixed to framework 2.Receiving to be placed with dish that food 4 is housed on it and the glass 5 that beverage wherein is housed according to being illustrated on the serving tray.The light emission of being sent by the transparent OLED (not shown) that is arranged under the tray 1 is through tray 1 and illuminate food 4 that is placed on the tray and the glass 5 that beverage wherein is housed, and said light also can be launched through translucent cover 3 and illuminate and cover 3 and go up and place the desktop 6 that receives to shine serving tray.
Fig. 2 shows the sectional view that receives according to the embodiment of serving tray according to of the present invention.Two concentric lamellar light sources 7,7 ' be arranged under the glass tray 1.Two OLED can be two kinds of various colors.Glass tray 1 has the framework of being processed by opaque material 2.Sheet light source 7,7 ' be transparent OLED.Thereby the lid that setting is processed by plexiglas 3 covers OLED7,7 ' and utilize glue will cover 3 adhere to tray framework 2.The zone of the tray 1 that is covered by framework 2 holds a large amount of rechargeable batteries or ultracapacitor 8.Planar coil 9 also is arranged under the framework 2.Under the situation that suitable alternating magnetic field exists, the two ends of coil are connected to the circuit (not shown), and this circuit receives the alternating current that is produced by planar coil.Circuit converts alternating current to direct current, and it is suitably regulated and it is supplied to OLED.Simultaneously, thus this circuit also produces charging current to 8 chargings of rechargeable battery or ultracapacitor.In replaceability embodiment, have only an OLED 7 to be arranged under the glass tray 3.
Lid 3 comprises the container 10 that holds plastic sheet 11, and wherein, plastic sheet 11 is coated with different metallic and the alloy that forms sign.This sign is visible through tray 1.The light that is produced by OLED 7,7 ' directly passes this tray on the direction that makes progress, illuminate food, beverage or be placed on other article (not shown) on the tray.A part is by OLED7, the 7 ' light that produces on downward direction, pass lid and illuminate cover 3 itself and receive to shine the surface that serving tray is placed on it.Another part is by OLED7, and the light of 7 ' generation illuminates plastic sheet 11 and reflected 17 at least in part by it on downward direction.In replaceability embodiment, container 10 can extend on whole lid 3.Plastic sheet 11 can filling containers 10 Zone Full or the littler part of container 10.
Fig. 3 shows according to of the present invention and receives according to the serving tray system.Dining table 12 has top surface 13.Under this top surface, be provided with a large amount of planar coils 14.Driver 15 also is arranged under the desktop, and said driver 15 is configured to alternating current is driven in the coil 14.When being placed on 13 last times of top surface of desk according to serving tray 16 according to according to the present invention receiving, driver 15 with alternating current send under desk, the next-door neighbour receives according in one or more coils 14 of serving tray 16.Under the situation that the alternating magnetic field that electric current in coil produces exists, the electric current that receives to produce the OLED in the driving tray according to the receiver coil in the serving tray is to illuminate the article that place on the pallet.Driver itself can receive from electrical network or from the electric energy of connected rechargeable power supply.
Though in accompanying drawing and foregoing description, describe the present invention and describe, such explanation and describing should be considered to illustrative or exemplary and and nonrestrictive; The invention is not restricted to the disclosed embodiments.
Those skilled in the art are when implementing invention required for protection, and through the research accompanying drawing, disclosed content and accompanying claims are appreciated that and realize other modification for the disclosed embodiments.In claim, word " comprises " does not get rid of other elements or step, and indefinite article " " or " one " do not get rid of plural number.The function of several unit that independent unit for example can be realized in the claim being put down in writing.In different each other dependent claims, having put down in writing the pure fact of some measure does not represent can not advantageously be used to the combination of these measures.
Any Reference numeral in the claim should not be construed as the restriction to scope.
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2 frameworks
3 lids
4 foods
5 wherein are equipped with the glass of beverage
6 desktops
7 sheet light sources
8 ultracapacitors
9 planar coils
10 containers
11 inserts
12 desks
The top surface of 13 desks
14 planar coils
15 drivers
16 receive according to serving tray
17 reverberation
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1. one kind receives to comprise according to serving tray:
Tray (1), light can pass this tray (1);
Be arranged at least one the sheet light source (7,7 ') under the tray (1), it is used to illuminate and receives to receive according to food, beverage or other article on the serving tray according to serving tray and/or be placed on.
2. according to claim 1 receiving according to serving tray, wherein, sheet light source (7,7 ') is an Organic Light Emitting Diode.
3. according to claim 2 receiving according to serving tray, wherein, Organic Light Emitting Diode is transparent.
4. according to claim 3 receiving comprises according to serving tray:
Fixing or attached separably lid (3), it seals this Organic Light Emitting Diode at least.
5. according to claim 4 receiving is characterized in that according to serving tray lid (3) is processed by translucent abrasive material at least in part.
6. it is characterized in that according to serving tray that according to claim 4 or 5 described receiving lid (3) attaches to through at least one element in the group of clip, bayonet connector, screw, coupling screw thread and adhesive and receives according in the serving tray.
7. comprise according to serving tray according to each described receiving in the claim 4 to 6:
Be arranged in the container (8) between the basal surface of Organic Light Emitting Diode and lid (3); Be used to hold the material (9) of reflection at least in part; Said material (9) is used at least a portion of the light of Organic Light Emitting Diode is reflected back, and this material that reflects at least in part (9) is preferably arranged with removable mode.
8. according to claim 7 receiving according to serving tray; It is characterized in that; This material that reflects at least in part (9) is ornamentally maybe information can be provided in itself; Visual through tray (1), said material preferably by one or more metals or metal alloy, or the material that is coated with one or more metals and/or metal alloy process.
9. it is characterized in that according to serving tray the surface towards Organic Light Emitting Diode of this material that reflects at least in part (9) is coated with phosphorescence and/or fluorescent material at least in part according to claim 7 or 8 described receiving.
10. according to claim 1 receiving comprises the receiving unit of inductive electric energy transmission system according to serving tray, is used for receiving electric energy through induction, so that the operation Organic Light Emitting Diode.
11. one kind receives to comprise according to the serving tray system:
According to receiving of claim 10 according to serving tray;
Be used to hold this and receive a piece of furniture (1) according to serving tray;
This part furniture (1) further comprises the transmitter portion of inductive electric energy transmission system, is used to produce alternating magnetic field, to respond to ground to receiving according to the serving tray electric energy transmitting.
12. an Organic Light Emitting Diode, it is configured to be suitable for receive according to the sheet light source (7,7 ') in the serving tray as according to claim 2.
13. one kind changes the method that receives according to the outward appearance of serving tray according to claim 7, this method may further comprise the steps:
Get into container (8);
Between the basal surface of Organic Light Emitting Diode (7,7 ') and lid (3), arrange the material (9) of reflection at least in part, preferably with removable mode; With
Recovery receives the position according to the lid (3) of serving tray.
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